Music share: Dress You Up by Madonna
I have discovered the wonder that is Salad in a Jar! These pre-prep salads are amazing! I prep five jars during my cooking day, and just grab one to stick in my lunch bag each day for work. Now, with salad, most people use salad dressing. Practicing the AIP lifestyle gives you very few choices for store bought dressing. Oil and balsamic vinegar is the only one I can think of, and that's pretty boring.
So, I came up with a salad dressing that is so easy and tastes delightful. I really have just eaten it by the spoonful. Tonight. Don't judge me.
Anyway, the ingredients are below:
- mango chunks
- sweet onion
- cilantro
- sea salt
- honey
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- water
Again, I'm one of those cooks that, most of the time, don't measure stuff. Terrible, I know. Mango is the ingredient you'll use the most of. Less than half of the amount of mango you use for the onion. I'm generous with cilantro. Less so with sea salt. About 1-1.5 tablespoons of honey. Maybe 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Eye the olive oil and the water. Use more water if you want a thinner dressing.
Those are
guidelines only! Use your eyes and your sense of taste. OH! The ingredients take up half of the smaller smoothie cup by Ninja. HA! I hope my guidelines help even a little bit.
Anyway, put all ingredients in a smoothie cup and blend until smooth. I would suggest putting the honey in last. Once smooth, taste it to see if it needs anything, and tweak accordingly. If you don't like cilantro, use less. If your mango wasn't as ripe to bring the sweetness level you like, add more honey. I guarantee you'll like this dressing!
